Sinology, also known as sinology, is a unique and complete cultural academic system based on the pre-Qin Confucian classics and various schools of thought, covering Confucian classics in Han Dynasty, metaphysics in Wei and Jin Dynasties, Buddhism in Sui and Tang Dynasties, Neo-Confucianism in Song and Ming Dynasties, parallel prose in Tang and Song Dynasties, novels in Yuan Dynasty, novels in Ming and Qing Dynasties, etc., which constitute four magnificent collections of classics, history, learning and so on.

Sinology rose in the early 20th century and flourished in the 1920s. In the 1980s, the craze of "seeking roots" appeared, and in the 1990s, the craze of "national studies" rose again, which is the reflection and face-up of modern people on traditional culture. Today is the repositioning of traditional culture in today's multicultural China and even the world.

The theory of "Chinese studies" came into being in the historical period of western learning spreading to the east and cultural transformation. Strictly speaking, the academic circles have not given us a unified and clear definition of Chinese studies so far. Famous experts have different opinions, but they can't agree. Generally speaking, Deng Shi, the quintessence of Chinese culture, wrote in 1906: "What is a China scholar? A country's learning is also. Life with land is on it, because there is a country, and people with a country have their own knowledge. Learning to be excellent is an official, learning to be excellent is an official, and governing the country is safe. " Lecture on Chinese Studies, Chinese Cooking Magazine. 19) Mr. Deng's concept of Chinese studies is very broad, but he mainly emphasizes the practicality of Chinese studies.

Imperial academy is an ancient university in China. The name of imperial academy began in the Western Zhou Dynasty. Dai Zhuan: "When the emperor entered imperial academy, the teacher asked." In the fifth year of Yuanshuo (BC 124), Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty established a doctor of the Five Classics with 50 disciples, which was the beginning of the establishment of Imperial College in the Western Han Dynasty. The Great Development of imperial academy in the Eastern Han Dynasty. At the time of Emperor Zhi, there were 30,000 business students. From Wei and Jin Dynasties to Ming and Qing Dynasties, either imperial academy or Guo Zi School (imperial academy) was established, or both were established at the same time, which was the highest institution for imparting Confucian classics. See "Chinese Studies" and "Chinese Studies".

(Selected from the editorial board of Cihai: Cihai (1989 edition), Shanghai Dictionary Publishing House (1990 edition). )